Tag Archives: India

Garbage burning undermines AAP govt’s focus on reducing air pollution 

Piles of leaf and garbage are burnt with impunity in Delhi’s parks and landfills, filling the air with foul smoke containing dangerous levels of carcinogens and carbon dioxide that is blamed for stoking weather extremes. The fumes of burning rubbish, … Continue reading

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Odd-Even Experiment Did Little In Reducing Air Pollution In Delhi: IIT Study

The odd-even experiment in the national capital yielded little in terms of reducing air pollution or congestion on the city roads, initial findings of an IIT-Delhi study has found. In fact, the preliminary report says that average speed of vehicles … Continue reading

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Delhi’s air pollution is a classic case of environmental injustice 

India’s new tax on car sales is a step in the right direction, but can the country address the wealth and power imbalance driving the health disaster? The news that India is introducing a new tax on car sales to … Continue reading

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The country with the worst air pollution is not the one you’re thinking of 

It’s a never-ending debate in Asia — whose air quality is worse, China’s or India’s? A new study by Greenpeace released Monday is trying to answer that question. Analysts looked at NASA satellite images and found that measurements of particulate matter … Continue reading

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Scientists: air pollution led to more than 5.5 million premature deaths in 2013

More than half of the deaths were in India and China, and researchers compared air pollution problem to the conditions under centuries of industrial revolution Air pollution caused more than 5.5 million people to die prematurely in 2013, according to … Continue reading

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Delhi air will never be safe because of its geographical disadvantage: Panel to High Court 

Incidentally, the DPCC report claimed that “trends” showed that levels of PM10 and PM2.5 in the city were “decreasing”. A senior scientist with the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) told the Delhi High Court Thursday that pollution levels in the … Continue reading

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Expert tips to deal with choking air pollution 

The city has been enveloped in a heavy layer of smog caused by a fire last week at the Deonar dumping ground. It released hazardous gases into the air, raising the pollution levels to a dangerous point and is causing … Continue reading

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From London to Delhi, air pollution kills. Why do we do nothing? 

Pollution in some world cities is more than 12 times higher than safe levels. Maybe it explains why residents aren’t taking to the streets to complain After a week in Kolkata, blessed with mellow sunsets created by the yellowy haze … Continue reading

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